Country Germany District Herzogtum Lauenburg Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Thursday 12:51 PM | State Schleswig-Holstein Municipal assoc. Hohe Elbgeest Postal codes 21521 Population 3,024 (31 Dec 2008) | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 87% Humidity Points of interest Bismarck‑Museum Friedrichsruh, Eisenbahnmuseum Lokschuppen Aumühle, Bismarckturm | ||
Aumühle is a German municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, about 21 km (14 mi.) east of Hamburg. It includes at Friedrichsruh, site of the historic Bismarck family estate and mausoleum.
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Geography
Aumühle lies on the river Bille in the Sachsenwald, the largest forest in Schleswig-Holstein.
History
In 1350 Aumühle was first recorded as Au-Mühle (mill on the Au River).
In 1846, a station on the newly constructed Hamburg-Berlin railroad line was opened at Friedrichsruh.
In 1871 Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany gave the Sachsenwald forest, adjacent to the Au, to Otto von Bismarck in recognition of his services to newly unified Germany. Bismarck had a manor house built there, retaining the historic name Friedrichsruh. In 1884 a train stop "Aumühle" was added to the Hamburg-Berlin trunk line.
Karl Dönitz, last head of state of Nazi Germany, moved to Aumühle after his release from Spandau Prison in 1956. He resided there until his death in 1980.
Transport
Aumühle is the eastern terminus station on Hamburg S-Bahn line S21.
Twin towns
Aumühle is twinned with: